2012 Olympic mascots
You’ve heard about the 2012 mascots on Smoke Radio news, now check out the pictures!
The mascots will represent the London games and will be all over the capital in the summer of 2012.
We reckon Wenlock and Mandeville are dead cute … what do you think?!
Wenlock – Source: lbc.co.uk
Mandeville – Source: lbc.co.uk
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Tags: Inter:mission, London, Marylebone
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Tags: London, routemaster, Thomas Heatherwick
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Posted in Music | 1 comment
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Tags: Alexander McQueen, death, fashion, London
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Tags: Boris Johnson, London, mayor, metropolitan police, policing pledge, tax
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Tags: I-D cards, London
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Tags: London, Stripping, Student Loans Company
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Tags: Christmas, Colin Firth, Jim Carey, London
Posted in London news | 2 comments
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